Frank West Elementary

Set in Bakersfield, California, Frank West Elementary is an average-sized elementary-level community, one of the schools within Bakersfield City. It serves 650 students across grades K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 40% larger than the state mean of about 465.

Within Bakersfield City, which oversees 44 schools and 28,365 students, Frank West Elementary is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, Frank West Elementary records that 85% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority. The remainder is composed of 9% Black, 5% White. That is noticeably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 57%.

On the resource side, The school lists 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 18.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 22.3:1, putting Frank West Elementary tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 95% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Kern County runs at roughly 76%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Frank West Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 23.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 25.2%.

Zooming out to the county, Kern County reports that median household earnings sit near $70,210, about 19% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 15%. Across Kern County's 279 public schools (combined enrollment of about 197,431 students), Frank West Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Amy B. Seibert Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Frank West Elementary ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 21.5%.

The school occupies a downtown site.

Over the past 7-year window. Frank West Elementary's enrollment has edged down 10% since 2018, when it stood at 720 (now 650). Over the same period, the Hispanic share grew from 79% to 85%.

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